Kit Belmonte

Jose Christopher "Kit" Yuvienco Belmonte (born March 19, 1966) is a Filipino lawyer and politician. A member of the Liberal Party, he represented the 6th district of Quezon City from 2013 to 2022.

Early life and education Belmonte was born on March 19, 1966, in Baguio. He is the first child of Dennis Belmonte and Elsie Yuvienco. He attended Maryknoll Convent School for his primary education. He also attended University of the Philippines Baguio for his high school education. He studied University of the Philippines Diliman, where he became a member of UP Alpha Sigma fraternity with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Economics and took up law in the same institution. In 2003, Belmonte passed the bar examination.

Legal career During his law school, Belmonte served as legislative staff of then-4th district Representative Feliciano Belmonte Jr. as the Paralegal Program Officer for Empowering Civic Participation and Governance before co-founded the Belmonte Sison Sawali and Associates. He became consultant for Liga ng mga Barangay in Quezon City and administrator of Banlat area under Office of the Mayor. He also became a consultant for Office of the Presidential Adviser on political affairs under the Office of the President. In 2022, Belmonte served as a lawyer for Juanito Jose Remulla, the son of Jesus Crispin Remulla for his drug possession case.

Political career 2010 House of Representatives bid In 2010 elections, Belmonte ran for second district representative in Quezon City as an independent, but lost to councilor Winnie Castelo and garnered only 105,101 votes.

House of Representatives (2013–2022) In 2013 elections, Belmonte ran as representative of the newly created sixth district of Quezon City under the Liberal Party. He was unopposed and eventually served for three consecutive terms.

Personal life His uncle Feliciano Belmonte Jr., was a former Mayor of Quezon City (2001–2010) and 4th district representative (1992–2001; 2010–2019). His first cousin, Joy Belmonte, is also a Mayor of Quezon City since 2019.

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